Display-rack.



M. T. BRENNAN.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1913.

1 1 22, 362, Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

3 m uewto'o witnesses V MARTIN THOMAS BRENNAN, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

Application filed July 15, 1913. Serial No. 779,105.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN THOMAS BRENNAN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of 110 Prince Arthur street west, in the city and district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The invention relates to improvements in display racks as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially in the novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby a supporting member is itself adjustably supported on a vertical rod, and whereby the garment is securely held at the front and back.

The objects of the invention are to supply a rack that will be cheap to build and very convenient to use, especially in the arrangement of collars in windows and on show counters, to devise a rack that will accommodate any suitable number of collars, either a few or many, and yet in no way take away from the neat appearance of the exhibit whether that exhibit is large or small, and generally to provide a rack of simple and durable construction.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the vertical rod with one rack member mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the application of the rack in the display of collars.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the vertical rod here shown as of tubular form though it may be of any shape, size or construction that will meet the requirements of the rack.

2 is a bar, preferably of metal, having the upturned lug 3 at the rear end thereof, said lug being slightly offset at its upper end 4, and the upturned lug 5 at its front end, said lug 5 being slightly offset inwardly at its upper end 6 and centrally between said lugs, the rod hole 7 l1 and 12 are strips of spring material of similar shape to the bar 2, said strips having the holes la and 15 respectively for the rod 1, said rod extending through the holes 15, 7 and 14. The strips 11 and 12 at one end are sprung outwardly from the bar 2 s0 that they grip the rod 1 and thus hold the said bar 2 in a perfectly horizontal position, for the strip 11 springs outwardly from the upper side of the bar 2 and the strip 12 springs outwardly from the lower side of the bar 2. These strips are riveted to the bar 2 about halfway between the lug 5 and the rod holes, the upper strip 11 having the extension 8 beyond the rivet toward the front end of the bar 2, said extension 8 having the upturned lug 9 adjacent to the lug 5, said lug 9 having the ofiset upper end 10 forming with the offset 6 open lips to receive the ends of the garment.

The rod 1 is shown in the drawings as broken away and only one bar 2 is mounted thereon, but it is obvious from the statement of the objects of the invention that there will be in all such racks a number of such bars springheld on the rod and sliding to and from one another as the exhibitor may direct and that the said rod will be suitably supported at its lower end for otherwise it could not be used as a display rack.

In the use of this device the collar 16 is mounted on the bar 2 with the lug 3 projecting upwardly through the rear stud hole 17, so that the upper end 6 of said lug comes into engagement with the inner face of the band of the collar. The collar is then brought around to the front of the bar 2 and the tabs inserted between the lugs 5 and 9, being gripped between said lugs where the upper ends 6 and 10 meet. The spring ends of the pieces 11 and 12 are then brought close to the bar 2 and the rack moved to the desired position on the vertical rod, when said pieces 11 and 12 are released thus gripping the rod 1.

The description herein is confined to the use of this device to collars, but it must be understood it may be used with any garment or with any goods, in fact the fastening of the bar on the rod may be of very general service in many directions. The use of the device can only be limited according to the scope of the claim for novelty following.

What I claim is A display rack comprising a central vertical rod suitably supported at one of its ends and a plurality of garment supports slidably arranged on said rod, each of said supports being formed of a horizontal bar having a hole in the middle and an upturned lug at ea 011- end, a strip of spring material riveted intermediate of its length to said bar having at its front end a lug co-acting With the front lug ofthe horizontal bar in holding the garment and at its rear end sprung upwardly from the horizontal bar and having a hole through said part for said rod, and a strip offspring material riveted to the under side of said horizontal bar and having a hole therethrough for said rod and co-acting With the upper spring strip in 10 holding the garment support in a horizontal position on said rod.

Signed at the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this twentieth day of May, 1913. MARTIN THOMAS BRENNi-LN. itnesses THOMAS DonIAN,

JOHN J.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0." 

